Matthew 16:16
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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCaesarea Philippi, near the northern sources of the Jordan River, was a Gentile-influenced city where Peter confessed Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God. Jerusalem, though not named in verse 16 itself, is the city toward which Jesus soon turns to suffer, die, and rise, defining the Messiah’s mission.
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Matthew 16:16 mentions Caesarea Philippi and Jerusalem.
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